Physician Recruitment Success and LPN Registration Deadlines
Manitoba sees progress in physician recruitment for the Prairie Mountain Health region this week. Meanwhile, LPNs must prioritize their registration renewals to ensure they can continue practising in the province.
Manitoba health policy
The provincial Retention and Recruitment Office successfully added 18 new physicians to the Prairie Mountain Health region to improve local staffing levels.
Read the brief · Source: Province of Manitoba (opens in a new tab)
Public health updates
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is hosting community clinics for flu and COVID-19 vaccinations with options for appointments or walk-ins.
Read the brief · Source: WRHA (opens in a new tab)
Training & credentials
The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba reminds members that registration renewal applications are due by October 31 to maintain practice eligibility.
Read the brief · Source: College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba (opens in a new tab)
Medical technology & trends
Abbott recalled specific i-STAT hs-TnI cartridges due to manufacturing variability that may cause falsely elevated cardiac troponin I results.
Read the brief · Source: Health Canada recalls and alerts (opens in a new tab)
Philips issued a notice regarding Azurion 7 systems containing unauthorized solid-state drives that could lead to system failures or loss of patient data.
Read the brief · Source: Health Canada recalls and alerts (opens in a new tab)
Across Canada
Health ministers met in Winnipeg to discuss workforce mobility for internationally educated professionals and national health-data sharing.
Statistics Canada reports nursing employment has grown since 2019, though vacancy rates remain high and inflation-adjusted wages have declined.
Canada's flu season began seven weeks early, with national positivity rates already exceeding the five per cent epidemic threshold.
Read the brief · Source: Global News Health (opens in a new tab)
The Public Health Agency of Canada declared the two-year national measles outbreak over after two months without new linked cases.
Read the brief · Source: Global News Health (opens in a new tab)
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